Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday in the central tropical Atlantic, and it is anticipated to move northwestward through the next several days, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm is one of two systems swirling over the western Atlantic that could potentially bring some downstream impacts to parts of the Southeast U.S. coast from Florida up to North Carolina, the director of the Miami-based hurricane center, Michael Brennan, said.

Currently, there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Tropical Storm Humberto forecast and path

As of the NHC's Wednesday evening update, Humberto is located about 505 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands. It is moving west-northwest at about 12 mph with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.

"Steady strengthening is forecast d

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